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Pictures and commentary about making art, getting inspiration through travel and a variety of life experiences, with photos and art made by Kim Scott. Topics include: Birding, Landscape, Travel, Surrealism, Nature, vegetarian meat, my garden, tattoo and Painting. Kim is an artist living in Sacramento, CA, who shows her work regionally to Internationally. She has experience teaching art, including art history.
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Temple Grounds, Fire in the water, brilliant creatures

Keauhou bay HI KS2018

June 4th Craig and I went to Hawaii to meet up with his Mom Jude and Sis Lisa. I immediately thought “Birds” and “Volcanos”. After we got our tickets, Kilauea started its new march for the sea… with dramatic, destructive and transformative activity. We saw some beautiful wildlife, some native such as the vulnerable Nene goose, the endangered Green Turtle and much introduced wildlife like wild goats and pigs, the Mongoose and many birds.

I hoped to see some of it up close if possible. When we got there, landing on the far Kona side of the island, we saw little impact from the eruption, except some slightly voggy days.

From
a high cliff over Hilo, we did see billowing steam and smoke clouds forming over the
area that the Lava was pouring into the sea, and a smoke cloud forming
over the Lava flows.

Steam/Smoke/Laze from lava entering the sea KS2018

Green Anole Hilo Hi KS2018

Green Anole with pink dewlap KS2018

While driving back on the Saddle road over Mauna Kea from Hilo we could see the fires reflecting red off of the smoke and clouds in the distance. At one point, we could detect a distinctive burning mineral smell…

Evening view from Mauna Kea KS2018

By the time we looked into Helicopter trips over the lava flows, visibility was pretty thick. This didn't stop us from more adventure, Including night diving with Giant Mantas in Keauhou bay south of Kona. (We went with Sea Paradise and had a great time) We saw 2-3 juvenile Mantas feeding in our area, it was from as close as inches away... even though they were youngsters, they were still 8 feet across! I got to look right down the throat of one and it was thrilling! There were also many blue Ulua (Travalle) fish in the water feeding on the plankton attracted to the lights.

Keauhou bay HI KS2018

Keauhou bay HI KS2018

The best snorkeling we experienced was in Honaunau Bay, also known as "Two Steps" or "The City of Refuge". The reefs were still in pretty great shape, and there were a large variety of fish and other denizens to swim with. Across the bay to the south is located Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.